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Avril Lavigne - I Love You Chords

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ChordsC, Em, Am, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
[C]La la la la [Em]la la, [Am]la la la la [G]La
I like your [C]smile, I like your [Em]vibe, I like your [Am]style
But that’s [G]not why I love you, and [C]I, I like the [Em]way
You’re [Am]such a star, but that’s [G]not why I love you

[chorus]
[C]Hey, do you [Em]feel, do you [Am]feel me?
Do you [G]feel what I feel?, [C]Do, do you [Em]need?
Do you [Am]need me? Do you [G]need me?

[chorus]
[C]You’re so [G] [Am]beautiful, but that’s [G]not why I love you
[C]I’m not [G]sure you [Am]know, that the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]you, being [Em]you, just [Am]you, yeah, the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]all that [G]we’ve been [Am]through, and [Em]that’s why I love you

[verse 2]
[C]La la la la [Em]la la, [Am]la la la la [G]La
I like the [C]way, you [Em]misbehave, when we get [Am]wasted
But that’s [Em]not why I love you, and [C]how you keep your [Em]cool
When I’m [Am]complicated, but [G]that’s not why I love you

[chorus]
[C]Hey, do you [Em]feel, do you [Am]feel me?
Do you [G]feel what I feel?, [C]Do, do you [Em]need?
Do you [Am]need me? Do you [G]need me?

[chorus]
[C]You’re so [G] [Am]beautiful, but that’s [G]not why I love you
[C]I’m not [G]sure you [Am]know, that the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]you, being [Em]you, just [Am]you, yeah, the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]all that [G]we’ve been [Am]through, and [Em]that’s why I love you

[verse 3]
[G] [Em] [C]Aaaah, [G] [Em] [C]aah
Even [Am]though we didn’t make it through
[C]I am always here for [G]you

[chorus]
[C]You’re so [G] [Am]beautiful, but that’s [G]not why I love you
[C]I’m not [G]sure you [Am]know, that the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]you, being [Em]you, just [Am]you, yeah, the [G]reason I love you
Is [C]all that [G]we’ve been [Am]through, and [Em]that’s why I love you

[Closing]
[C]Oh [Em] [Am] [G]la la la la la la, that’s why I love you

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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumGoodbye Lullaby
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2011
KeyC

How to play I Love You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - I Love You on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

I Love You uses these transitions most often: Am → G (19), G → C (19), and C → Em (14). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Em chord transition.

1. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

2. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

3. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

4. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

5. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

I Love You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Love You.

  • I Love You includes 100 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Love You contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Love You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%
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